“Unless there is a paradigm shift underway, a major top is forming at these levels.” (PriceActionLab)

Can you beat the market from a laptop? Globe & Mail contestants “might be putting together the greatest stock-picking run ever publicized in a major newspaper.” (GlobeandMail)

“in a loftlike space outfitted with whiteboards, comfy chairs and a pool table, the four principals of Precidian Investments run what amounts to a lab for designing and patenting new forms of ETFs.” (Forbes)

Yes, the big banks are still getting government subsidies, it’s like we’re paying tribute to volcanos and praying they don’t punish us by erupting. (Economix)

ICYMI – The Most Important Charts on Earth, Q4 2013 (cancel all your plans, it’s a big one). (BusinessInsider)

You asked for it, America, and she is answering the call! Meredith Whitney to wind down brokerage, launch hedge fund. (Bloomberg)

What conditions foster a hot music scene? And why every scene eventually dies. (TheAtlantic)